tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post4327766841703293703..comments2024-03-05T21:22:43.426-05:00Comments on parshablog: Shadal's Framing of parshat Balakjoshwaxmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03516171362038454070noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-62624558446260580162008-07-08T16:19:00.000-04:002008-07-08T16:19:00.000-04:00"And since he was expert in all the types of worsh..."And since he was expert in all the types of worship, he would perform for each and every god the worship which was desired before it, and he believed that via this, that deity would be brought closer or distanced from a specific man or nation. And the custom of the Romans is known, that when they besieged a city, they adjured her gods that they should abandon her."<BR/><BR/>Whether or not Bilam thought this, it's clear Balak did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com